Weed Science - A Plea for Thought - Revisited [electronic resource] /
Zimdahl, Robert L.author.
Weed scientists are confident of increasing production through agricultural technology, including herbicides, but do not must ask if the moral obligation to feed people is sufficient justification for the benefits and harms achieved. A continuing, rigorous examination of the science’s goals that leads to appropriate change is advocated. Weed scientists have a research consensus - a paradigm - Weeds must be controlled. Herbicides are the best control technology. Agriculture's practitoners should discuss the necessity and risks of their technology. Discussion must include scientific evidence and value-laden arguments.
Description based upon print version of record.
Weed Science: A Plea for Thought-Revisited; Abstract; Preface; Literature Cited; Acknowledgments; Contents; 1 The Need for Historical Perspective; Historical Reflection; What is a Weed?; The Role of Definitions; The History of Weed Science; The History of Other Plant Protection Disciplines; An Historical Conclusion; References; 2 Pesticides and Value Questions; The Value Issue; The Response; Opposition to Pesticides; References; 3 The Pesticide Paradigm; Paradigm; Pest; The Pesticide Paradigm; Knowing the Issue; The Paradigm Shift; How Will the Paradigm Evolve?; References
4 A Question of FaithThe Quality of Evidence; History and the Future; Perception of Risk; The Problem; Issues of Fact and Value; Issue Resolution; References; 5 The Future; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Weed scientists are confident of increasing production through agricultural technology, including herbicides, but do not must ask if the moral obligation to feed people is sufficient justification for the benefits and harms achieved. A continuing, rigorous examination of the science’s goals that leads to appropriate change is advocated. Weed scientists have a research consensus - a paradigm - Weeds must be controlled. Herbicides are the best control technology. Agriculture's practitoners should discuss the necessity and risks of their technology. Discussion must include scientific evidence and value-laden arguments.
Agriculture.
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